This paper intends to: identify the problems of non-formal education within different
socioeconomic contexts in relation to the changing landscape of basic education as a …

The conception of literacy is changing to reflect the profound economic, social, political and
cultural changes of the past half century. In this report, the authors examine three broad …

Minister for the Department of Employment, Education and Training, for example, claimed
that for Australians:“... literacy is the difference between competing in international markets …

In der Debatte um PISA 2000 überwogen bisher der Vergleich erreichter Rangplätze und
die Frage nach den aus den Ergebnissen zu ziehenden Konsequenzen, die vor allem mit …

We analyzed 90 recent publications related to adult functional literacy (FL) in order to:(a)
understand what is known about the construct of FL and the ways in which it is …

The term “illiterate” that is commonly used to describe someone who cannot read or write is
an absolute term, which fails to recognize that those who are deemed “illiterate” are …

Harvey Graff in his 1979 study of literacy taught in common schools in mid-nineteenth
century Canada, demonstrated that beliefs in the acquisition of literacy for upward mobility …

The two studies included in this volume, both dealing with the subject of literacy and
sustainable development, are joint winners of the 2004-2005 International Award for …

The purpose of the study is to theorise on participation in recurrent training and to estimate a
statistical model. The main focus is the links between latent variables, such as observed …

Este artigo examina as hipóteses teóricas e os resultados empíricos de três perspectivas
distintas que orientam a pesquisa em alfabetização de adultos. É baseado em uma revisão …